Folding stand for musical instruments



April 1939- B. E. WALBERG 2,153,821

FOLDING STAND FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Filed April 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 11, 1939. B. E. WALBERG I FOLDING STAND FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Filed April 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 March v Esme/26716666 By azr u Patented Apr. 11, 1939 UNITED STATES FOLDING STAND FOB MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Bernard E. Walberg, Worcester, Mass.

Application April 14,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a'folding stand for holding any curved instrument, such as a saxophone or any instrument of the same general character with attachment for holding a clarinet, oboe, flute or the like.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide a stand of this character which will be very light, extremely compact when folded up, and simple to manufacture and maintain and order.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a. side View of a preferred embodiment of this invention showing in dotted lines an oboe and saxophone;

Fig. 2 is a front View of the same;

Fig. 3 is an elevation looking in the direction of the arrows 3 in-sFig. 2 showing the support for the saxophone in full and dotted lines;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the top of the columns and of parts shown in Fig. 3 in dotted lines;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-5 of Fig. 2 showing part of the saxophone support;

Fig. 7 is an elevation taken in the direction of the arrow 1 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 in Fig. 2,'showing the legs in plan;

Fig. 9 is a side view of the stand folded up into small compass;

Fig. 10 is a side view, partly in section, of the means, constituting a part of this invention, for supporting a flute, clarinet or oboe, and

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the same looking in the direction of the arrow H in Fig. 10.

This invention is designed to support several instruments, preferably wind instruments, while an orchestra is playing and when these instruments are not in use. It is intended to support them in a position convenient to the operator and in such a manner that they can be removed from the stand with the greatest of ease.

The device is shown as being supported by three inclined radiating legs l0 and I I, two of them being alike and the other one a little shorter. A collar I2 is pivotally connected with them at the top in the manner shown in Fig. 8, each of the legs extending into a recess in the collar and free to swing about pivot studs l3 provided therethrough. To the collar and centrally located with respect thereto is a hollow column It. On account of the difierence in the shapes of the legs 1937, Serial No. 136,862

the collar I2 is arranged in an inclined position and the column 14, which is secured to it centrally and perpendicularly, is located at an inclination, slanting toward the leg II. On the column is a tubular slide l5 and three links l6 are pivoted to this slide and to the respective legs at a distance from the collar. Fixed on the column I4 is a split collar H with a rivet or pin 18 across it, which, of course, is stationary. Pivoted to the slide 15, on the lower side of the column, is a gravity latch l9. This latch is adapted, when the parts are moved upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1, to latch over the pin I8 and hold the parts against further motion downwardly or any material motion upwardly.

Secured to the upper side of the column M below the split collar .I'! is abow-shaped metal piece 20. Preferably, it is detachably screwed to the column and held by a thumb nut 2 I. 0n the ends ofthis member are a pair of soft pads22 preferably made of felt or the like. It is against these pads that the saxophone rests when it is in position, as will now be described.

At the top of the column I 4 is a fixed split collar 23. It is also provided with a pivot stud 24 spaced from the column on which is pivoted a bifurcated frame 25 or fork. The ends of this fork spread outwardly almost parallel with each other to form concave arms 26 to hold the saxophone when the arms are swung to the position shown in Fig. 1, that is, to the upper side of the column. When these arms are swung to operative position, a notch 21 rests on the corner of the top of the collar 23 and supports the bifurcated frame 25. These are spring arms and they are covered with two tubes of felt closed at one end and open at the other. They can be slipped over these arms to cover the entire surface of the fork made by these arms. These hold the saxophone near the top of its open mouth, as shown. in Fig. 1, and the saxophone thus is held in place by these felt covered arms and rest against the two felt pads 22.

It has been stated that the three legs are different. The leg I I merely extends down to the floor while the two legs I0 are each provided with a horizontal foot 28. A base 29 provided with a diametrical passage 30 and a metallic bottom 3| is moved inwardly in a radial direction so that the foot 28 will pass into this passage 30. will hold this block in position. The base is provided with a pin 32 having a screw threaded end 33 which can be screwed down on the top of the foot 28 to hold this device on the end of one or two of the legs with the pin projecting This I vertically. A clarinet, flute, oboe, or similar wind instrument, can be placed with its open end down and the pin projecting up into the tube, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Thus this stand will support a saxophone and two other instruments in the manner described.

The stand can be placed in a convenient position near the players in an orchestra, especially those who have to change instruments. It will hold the instruments in position without injuring them and in such a way that there will be no danger of their being dropped.

When the stand is to be folded up, the instruments on the pins are moved in a vertical direction, the bases 29 are removed, the saxophone is pulled out, and the fork 26 is swung over, through the position shown in Fig. 3, to the downwardly depending position shown in Fig. 9. The legs are pulled down slightly so that the latch l9 will become detached from the pin l8, or it can be swung by hand or by gravity if the stand is moved over to one side. Then the legs are turned upwardly about their pivots to a position nearly parallel to the column l4 and into the position shown in Fig. 9. The two legs having the feet 28 are located on the opposite side of the fork for holding the saxophone. This brings all the parts into a very compact position. It will be seen also that the whole stand with all its attachments is very light and durable and that it is composed of parts easily manufactured and assembled so that the cost of production is very low.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In a music instrument stand, the combination with a hollow slightly inclined column, of means carried by the column for supporting a wind instrument on the upper side thereof, three diverging legs pivotally connected to the column at the bottom, a slide on the column, a link pivotally connected with each leg, each link being pivotally connected with said slide, a pin fixed to the column below said slide, and a gravity hook pivotally depending from said slide to engage said pin for holding the legs in position.

2. In a music instrument stand, the combination with a column, of means carried by the column for supporting a musical instrument, diverging legs pivotally connected to the column at the bottom, a slide on the column, a link pivotally connected with each leg, each link being pivotally connected with said slide, a stationary split collar on the column below the slide, and a gravity hook pivotally depending from said slide for engaging said collar and holding the legs in position.

3. In a saxophone stand, the combination of a column, a collar fixed to the top thereof, a pivot pin on the collar and spaced from the column at the side thereof, and a saxophone holding fork pivoted on said pivot and extending over said collar and having a notch on its under side having a straight surface to contact with the top of the collar so as to project upwardly and angularly from the side of the column opposite the pivot and be held rigidly in that position.

4. In a saxophone stand, the combination of a leaning column, a split collar fixed to the top thereof, a pivot pin on the collar and spaced 'from the column at the lower side thereof, and a saxophone holding fork pivoted on said pivot and extending over said collar in contact with the top of the collar for support thereon so as to project upwardly from the upper side of the column, whereby the fork can be turned on the pivot to a position substantially parallel with the column at the lower side thereof, for folding.

BERNARD E. WALBERG. 

